SLS 22RS-293 ENGROSSED
2022 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 283
BY SENATOR BERNARD
SECRETARY OF STATE. Provides relative to submission of redistricting plans to the
secretary of state. (gov sig)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 18:1945(C), relative to redistricting plans; to provide for
3 redistricting plan submission requirements; and to provide for related matters.
4 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
5 Section 1. R.S. 18:1945(C) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
6 ยง1945. Submission of redistricting plans to the secretary of state; required format
7 * * *
8 C. No redistricting plan shall be implemented unless the information required
9 in Subsection A or B of this Section is received by the secretary of state prior to 4:30
10 p.m. four weeks prior to the date the qualifying period opens. However, technical
11 corrections to a timely submitted redistricting plan may be submitted until the
12 date the qualifying period opens.
13 * * *
14 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
15 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
16 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
17 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
Page 1 of 2
Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SB NO. 283
SLS 22RS-293 ENGROSSED
1 effective on the day following such approval.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Matt DeVille.
DIGEST
SB 283 Engrossed 2022 Regular Session Bernard
Present law provides that no redistricting plan will be implemented unless it is received by
the secretary of state in a specific format required by present law no later than 4:30 p.m. four
weeks prior to the date the qualifying period opens.
Proposed law retains present law and permits the submission of technical amendments to a
timely submitted and properly formatted plan until the date the qualifying period opens.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 18:1945(C))
Page 2 of 2
Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.